# gaoth
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ɡeːh/
* (Connacht, Ulster) IPA: /ɡiː/, (older) /ɡɯː/

### Etymology 1

From Old Irish gáeth.

#### Noun

gaoth f (genitive singular gaoithe, nominative plural gaotha)
* wind, a breeze
** "Sigma", by Secret Garden
    ’S í an ghaoth do ghuth, ’s í an bháisteach do dheora...The wind is thy voice, the rain is thy tears...
* empty talk, bombast
* flatulence
* hint, suggestion
    Synonym: gaothach
* air
* (literary) breath

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
gaoth
gaotha
vocative
a ghaoth
a ghaotha
genitive
gaoithe
gaoth
dative
gaoth gaoith (archaic, dialectal)
gaotha
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an ghaoth
na gaotha
genitive
na gaoithe
na ngaoth
dative
leis an ngaoth leis an ngaoith (archaic, dialectal) don ghaoth don ghaoith (archaic, dialectal)
leis na gaotha :
* Alternative plural: gaothanna (Cois Fharraige)

##### Derived terms

* coileach gaoithe
* feirm ghaoithe
* gabhlán gaoithe
* gaofar
* gaothach
* gaothaire
* pocaire gaoithe
* tuirbín gaoithe

### Etymology 2

From Old Irish gáeth (“estuary”).

#### Noun

gaoth m (genitive singular gaoith, nominative plural gaotha)
* inlet of sea, estuary

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
gaoth
gaotha
vocative
a ghaoith
a ghaotha
genitive
gaoith
gaoth
dative
gaoth
gaotha
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an gaoth
na gaotha
genitive
an ghaoith
na ngaoth
dative
leis an ngaoth don ghaoth
leis na gaotha :
* Alternative genitive singular: gaotha

##### Derived terms

* Gaoth Dobhair

### Etymology 3

From Old Irish gáeth (“wise, skilful”).

#### Adjective

gaoth (genitive singular masculine gaoith, genitive singular feminine gaoithe, plural gaotha, comparative gaoithe)
* (literary) wise, sagacious, shrewd, intelligent

##### Declension

$^1$ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article. $^2$ When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 100, page 55
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 131
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 182, page 70
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 gáeth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 gáeth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gáeth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gaoth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish gáeth.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡ̊ɯː/

### Noun

gaoth f (genitive singular gaoithe, plural gaothan)
* wind
    Tha a' ghaoth ag èiridh. ― The wind is rising.
* (vulgar) flatulence

#### Declension

$^✝$ obsolete form, used until the 19th century
* Alternative genitive singular: gaoitheadh (Uist, Barra)

#### Derived terms

* crann-gaoithe (“wind turbine”)
* gaoth tro tholl (“draught”)
* gaoth-ghrèine (“solar wind”)
* gaothach (“windy; flatulent”)
* gobhlan-gaoithe (“swallow”)
* muileann-gaoithe (“windmill”)
* sgèile gaoithe (“wind scale”)
* sruth-gaoith (“draught”)
* tuathanas-gaoithe (“wind farm”)

### References

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “gaoth”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 gáeth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language